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5 October Oct 2016 1032 05 October 2016 Historic moment in Strasbourg: EU consent to Paris Agreement
The EU ratification will trigger the entry into force of the first-ever universal, legally binding global climate deal.
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22 September Sep 2016 1716 22 September 2016 Deaf people come to Brussels to make a noise about sign
On 28th September, more then 1000 people will hit the street to raise awareness on the lack of recognition of sign languages and professional and qualified sign language interpreters.
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16 September Sep 2016 1216 16 September 2016 A feminist State of the Union
On September 14th, Jean Claude Juncker, on behalf of the European Commission, reviewed a year of EU achievements and outlined his action plan for the next twelve months in the much anticipated “State of the Union” speech. We, 52 young feminists, representing 22 diverse European countries, have written our response - a feminist State of the Union.
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9 September Sep 2016 1341 09 September 2016 Time for the EU Investment Plan to do more for social services
Takeaways from the EASPD seminar "Implementation of the European Fund for Strategic Investment: unlocking investment for social services". Participants discussed how to ensure that The European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) can contribute significantly to social inclusion in Europe, in particular through investment in high-quality social services.
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1 September Sep 2016 1130 01 September 2016 How does the EU Solidarity Fund work ?
In order to deal with the aftermath of major natural disaster, Governments have access to various financial instruments: international funds, budget reallocation, domestic or external credit, donor assistance, tax increase, reserves or calamity funds, budget contingencies, insurance etc.
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20 July Jul 2016 1120 20 July 2016 What remains of the agreement on refugees ?
Four months have passed since the entry into force of the agreement between the EU and Turkey. This deal received widespread criticism with some claiming that it will remain unimplemented or, worse still, ignored by Turkey. Vita Int analyzes the state of the art with Professor Chiara Favilli from the University of Florence, a lecturer in European Union law.
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14 July Jul 2016 1649 14 July 2016 Bracco Foundation helps talents to make their dreams come true
Scholarships and training programs will help young students to strengthen the link between their academic background and professional drive. This year the Foundation granted 5 scholarships to young refugees, particularly women, for degree courses in Medicine and Nursing.
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14 July Jul 2016 1432 14 July 2016 Domestic violence a key cause of women's homelessness
1 in 3 women cite domestic violence as the main cause of their homelessness, and 60% cite it as a cause of their homelessness. Women engage in coping strategies to avoid becoming visibly homeless, rather than presenting to shelters or sleep rough on the street they will generally sleep in parks, train stations, sofa-surf or end up in prostitution as a means of avoiding sleeping rough.
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12 July Jul 2016 1509 12 July 2016 Barroso, the European elitist who benefits from a divided EU
The appointment of former European Commission president Manuel Barroso drew outcry and condemnation. Corporate Europe Observatory: «The revolving door is just one symptom of the perverse symbiosis that exists between big business and the public authorities that should be working for the public interests».
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11 July Jul 2016 1503 11 July 2016 Disability, the glass half full and half empty
Praise and delusion. The implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities voted by the European Parliament according to civil society organizations.